MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EWING’S SARCOMA IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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Key words: Ewings’ sarcoma, bone cancer, pediatric oncology, EWS-FLI1 fusion, chemotherapyAbstract
Ewing's sarcoma, first describes by James Ewing, is an aggressive type of bone and soft tissue cancer that occurs mainly in children and young people. Ewing's sarcoma is the second most common type of bone cancer in children and young adults. It occurs mainly in adolescents between the ages of 10 and 20. Only about 1% of cases occur in adults over the age of 40. Despite its rarity in older populations, Ewing’s sarcoma is a critical diagnosis to consider in adults with persistent bone pain or unusual soft-tissue masses. Ewing's sarcoma accounts for about 2% of childhood cancers and can occur in any part of the body, but most often affects the pelvis and the proximal sections of long tubular bones.
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